An independent guide to the Republic of Cyprus
Your guide to the beaches, ancient sites, and Mediterranean culture of the Republic of Cyprus, 365 days a year.
How this guide began
Cyprus 365 began with a simple idea: the south of Cyprus packs resort beaches, Roman mosaics, a walled capital and a mountain range into a few hours of driving, and choosing between them is harder than booking the flight. We set out to make that choice easier, from the beaches of Ayia Napa to the pine forests of the Troodos mountains, working from official sources and not from brochure copy.
The island gives you an unusual amount to explore for its size. There is the divided old capital of Nicosia, with its Venetian walls and the lanes of the old town, the golden sand of Nissi Beach and Fig Tree Bay, the Tombs of the Kings and the mosaics of the Paphos Archaeological Park, the legend-rich rock of Petra tou Romiou, and the wine villages strung along the southern slopes of Troodos. It is easy to see only one resort strip, so we built this guide to point further. We cover the Republic of Cyprus, the government-controlled south.
The guides here are edited by Alex Borshch, founder and editor of the Isla365 network, and kept current by Iryna T. Most of the work is desk research from official sources, edited and fact-checked before publication; the method is set out further down this page. The coverage runs from beaches and dive sites (including the Zenobia wreck off Larnaca) to the painted churches of Troodos, the Akamas peninsula and the village tavernas serving souvla and meze.
Cyprus 365 is one of the island guides in the Isla365 network. The sites share an editor, their tools and one fact-checking standard, while the pages here cover only the Republic of Cyprus.
A trusted companion, 365 days a year
Cyprus 365 exists to make a trip to the south of Cyprus easier to plan, in any month of the year. In practice we try to:
- Give fares, opening hours and entry rules for the Republic of Cyprus with the source named and the date we checked it
- Highlight quieter places like the Akamas peninsula and the Troodos wine villages alongside the headline beaches, encouraging tourism that benefits local communities
- Respect and promote Cypriot culture, the Greek language, the island's layered history, and conservation of its coast and countryside
- Say plainly what applies only in the government-controlled south, from GHIC and EHIC healthcare to hire-car insurance at the Green Line
- Keep one place where a first-time visitor can sort out airports, buses and beaches, and a diver can check what the Zenobia wreck requires
If a page here is wrong or out of date, tell us through the contact form. Corrections go to the editor and are checked against the source before the page changes.
How this guide is made
Alex has driven Cyprus end to end. Beyond that, this guide is desk research: prices, dates and opening times are taken from sources we name, and each page shows the date of its last fact-check.
Sources first
Pages start from official and primary sources: government and tourism pages, airports, transport operators and the venues themselves.
Drafted with AI, edited by a person
AI is used for first drafts and for source checks. Alex Borshch edits the guides and decides what is published.
Checked and dated
On a checked page, AI-based reviews compare the facts with their sources, and the page shows the date of that check.
As of 9 October 2026, 131 pages of Cyprus 365 have been through that check.
Want the detail on who writes this and how the checking works? Read our editorial standards and see the fact-check record.
Let's build something together
Do you run a hotel, a dive centre or a tour in the Republic of Cyprus and see a mistake in how we describe it? Do you have a correction or a partnership to propose? The contact form goes to the editor.